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BRUTUS, Ang Paglalakbay (The Journey) |
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Country of Origin: Philippines
Language: Tagalog with English Subtitles
Year of Production: 2008
Running Time: 110 minutes
Feature Film
Director – TARA ILLENBERGER
Executive Producers - Geraldine Barrera Deocampo, Ronel Baylon, Fiona Borres
The 2008 Cinemalaya full-length film entitled "Brutus" is a fictionalized retelling of facts about the environmental degradation of Mindoro: two Mangyan teen-agers are paid by illegal loggers to smuggle wood to the lowlands. They hide them underneath a bamboo raft and float them for several days through dangerous white water. What follows is a journey that tests their friendship and their values; and opens up their eyes to a world new to them; a world dictated by ideologies and material need. Ultimately they find themselves caught in the conflict between the Military and the NPA.
"A sincere call for environmental protection and the rights of displaced indigenous communities, "Brutus" sweetens its sometimes labored messages with a charming coming-of-age romance and eye-catching images of threatened beauty on the Philippine island of Mindoro. A solid helming debut for editor Tara Illenberger,"
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